Napus Interruptus

photo by PSC / 2011

  Napus Interruptus

  

Hard to say

who

was more surprised – 

that startled turtle I snapped

from his afternoon nap, or me

finding him suddenly beside me,

befuddled,

descried snoozing 

out cold on a lily pad

as I paddled slowly by.  And yet,

still too swift

to be captured by my camera 

he left behind

only this meager, worth-

less poem.

PSC/2014

photo by PSC / 2012

photo by PSC / 2011

 

 

And now (just for fun) go ahead and check out this "turtle poem"

from Robert Lee Brewer's 2014 April PAD Challenge:

Tell It to the Turtles

 

Unicorn Muse

Statue of Unicorn.  Public Domain photo:  Credits appear below.

 Unicorn Muse

  

 

She’s seduced by the seasons.

Beguiled by winter’s crystalline craft.

Pleased by autumn wildflowers

popping up in unexpected places.

Delighted by summer’s delectable treats.

Teased by spring scents borne on the breeze.

Charmed by cardinals, tickled by chipmunks, she’s

elusive:  filtered sunlight,

luminescent fireflies,

mystical moonlight,

morning glory magic.

She doesn’t come when called.

Won’t be beckoned.  Only appears

at improbable moments.

Evanescent, evasive, she hovers

ever primed for escape --

butterfly, hummingbird, damselfly.

Mayhap a chimera? 

Or maybe,

more like a unicorn:  

wild, untamed, unbroken.

She  won’t be roped and ridden.

Unsubstantiated creature.

A wholly mythical beast –

unless you believe.

PSC/2014

 

Penned for Creative Bloomings Prompt #161:

 "Highly A-Mused"

Public Domain photo credits: 

Statue of Unicorn, N22 National Route, Co Kerry, Ireland

Created by Kglavin Feb 2005  

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